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(43) Date of publication: 07.06.2023 Bulletin 2023/23 (21) Application number: 21749473.1 (22) Date of filing: 09.07.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/28(2021.01) A61B 5/367(2021.01) A61B 5/349(2021.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/28; A61B 5/349; A61B 5/367; A61B 5/4836; A61B 5/4848; A61B 5/6805; A61B 5/6823; A61B 5/6831; A61B 5/7235; A61B 5/743; A61B 2562/0204; A61N 1/3627; A61N 1/36507; A61N 1/37205; A61N 1/3756; A61N 1/057 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/040994 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/026155 (03.02.2022 Gazette 2022/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 31.07.2020 US 202063059472 P 29.06.2021 US 202117361721 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: KLEPFER, Ruth N. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) JUSTEN, Manfred Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) GHOSH, Subham Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) GILLBERG, Jeffrey M. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)